It’s that time again – Extra Life gaming marathon!

I am happy to announce that reddit will once again be participating in the Extra Life gaming marathon to raise money for Children’s Miracle Network hospitals.

Last year the folks on team reddit raised over $78k for their hospitals. This year we’re setting our sights a bit higher with a team goal of $100k. Come join our team and help us make that happen!

What is Extra Life?

The Extra Life marathon works a lot like other charity marathons. People sign up and get their friends and family to sponsor them to raise funding towards a cause. But instead of running or biking a marathon, we play a marathon of games.

Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals is a non-profit international organization that treats sick kids, regardless of a family’s ability to pay. CMN is a very reputable charity program, and has been rated highly [charitynavigator.org] by evaluating agencies.

How to participate

To join, go to extra-life.org/team/reddit (or another team of your choosing) and click “Join This Team”. During the sign-up you will choose which CMN Hospital you will be raising money for. Follow that up by spreading the word and asking friends and family to sponsor you for the marathon. Also, visit /r/ExtraLife to chat with your fellow teammates.

On November 2nd at 8AM your local time, sit down (or stand, if you’re into that) and play games. Normally the marathon runs for 24 hours, but thanks to the power of Daylight Savings Time, those of us playing from 8AM to 8AM will be playing for 25 hours this year. If that specific day and time doesn’t work, you’re welcome to marathon when it is convenient for you. While many people participate in the full-length marathon, you’re completely welcome to marathon at a pace and time that works for you.

You can play anything you like, be it console, PC, board games, or tabletop. Play from your home, or meetup with others.

As a thank you for participating, any member of team reddit that raises over $100 will receive 2 months of reddit gold for free.

How to donate

To donate simply choose a player from the team roster and click “Support Me!”. Please note that each member chooses the specific hospital that he or she is raising money for.

Still have questions?

Be sure to check out the /r/blog thread for discussing and questions regarding the event. You can also check out the Extra Life FAQ as well as the /r/ExtraLife FAQ. Folks from Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals will be participating on reddit to answer questions.